
Spam is unsolicited messages or other content that is sent to a high number of recipients in bulk via email. Many years ago, spam messages were nothing more than unwanted advertising content. Today, spam can pose a threat because it has become more than just an annoying piece of advertising. Spam senders use sophisticated techniques when sending email spam. They can attach spyware, malware or ransomware to messages, and use XSS injection or just links to viruses. Inattentive users are incapable of identifying these dangerous messages. Infection with such malicious software can be a threat for individual users and entire companies because it can cause hardware failure, data leaks and data loss (corruption). Fortunately, there are ways to protect your email accounts from spam by using modern software solutions, such as Exchange Online Protection. In this blog post, I will cover what Exchange Online Protection is and how it can be used to protect your Exchange Online accounts. So how good is Exchange Online Protection?